Synopsis of the week As expected the US raised rates, a move that had already been factored in by the currency markets. Thomas Jordan the Swiss National Bank chairman has once again confirmed the Swiss Franc is too strong and further currency market intervention and increasing the negative interest rate are both still options. The Bank of England Monetary Policy…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for a special hour long radio show. During the show Alastair discussed the latest decisions from the European Central Bank concerning the current monetary policy, Oil prices dropping to their lowest levels in a month and a look ahead to US interest rate decisions due out on Wednesday…
Synopsis of the week Theresa May’s General Election gamble fails in spectacular style leaving, even more, uncertainty hanging over the UK’s Brexit plans. The European Central Bank keep rates unchanged and President Mario Draghi paves the way for an extension to the monthly €60 billion stimulus scheme past its December deadline. Unexpectedly high Oil inventory figures out of the US…
Synopsis of the week Last week saw both the Nasdaq and the FTSE hitting all-time highs and move into overbought territory. The week’s volatility in Sterling reflected the increasing fears the markets have that Theresa May will not win with a convincing majority. The US stand alone as Donald Trump exits the Paris climate accord further isolating himself following last…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for his weekly half-hour radio show. This week they discussed the latest comments from ECB President Mario Draghi, the aggressive moves in GBPUSD triggered by the latest UK election polls and the increased appeal of investing in Europe over the US. Click here to listen to the interview…
FERN WEALTH SEMINAR Last week’s seminar at Fern Wealth’s offices was a particularly successful evening with a full turn out on the night. Providing clients and prospective clients an opportunity to mingle before the event. Topics of interest in the Q&A session that followed the seminar included Fern Wealth’s opinions on the future weakness in the Swiss Franc The flexibility…
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for a half hour show where they discussed the Sterling strength, the latest sentiment from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s rumoured move to the Fed and hoax emails. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
Synopsis of the week Although not clear yet what will happen the word impeachment is increasingly being seen in headlines about US President Donald Trump. Equity markets around the world fell away over the first half of the week only to stage a partial recovery during Thursday and Friday’s trading sessions. Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan confirms his preparedness…
Our Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig comments on Dukascopy TV. Discussing the market’s reaction to the latest Trump administration issues the ECB’s current thinking and how the UK elections will affect the strength of the Pound against the US Dollar. Click here to see the full interview.
Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management Alastair McCaig joined Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro for a half hour show where they discussed the market’s reaction to the latest issues surrounding the Trump administration, the strength in EUR/USD and the sell-off in equity markets. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
